The Court of Appeal has dismissed Kedah state government’s appeal seeking to reinstate its decision to withhold licence renewals for pool betting and lottery operators.

Free Malaysia Today reported that in a majority ruling, judges Faizah Jamaludin and Lim Hock Leng found the appeal to be without merit, while Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Azizah Nawawi dissented. No costs were awarded.

Faizah and Lim determined that...